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Last Chance to Help Shape NIST's Updated Cyber Framework

Nextgov: John Breeden II is an award-winning journalist and reviewer with over 20 years of experience covering technology and government. He is currently the CEO of the Tech Writers Bureau, a group that creates technological thought leadership content for organizations of all sizes. Twitter: @LabGuys.

Right now, everyone is probably concerned about a certain April 15th deadline that is rapidly barreling down on us. But before Tax Day arrives, there is another important date we should note. We only have until Mon, April 10, to comment on the proposed version 1.1 updates to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework.

I’ve done my part and added some suggestions that I feel could be useful, but I’m sure the NIST researchers could use all the help they can get, especially from those of us with deep cybersecurity skills.

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